South Austin in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Cementerio Mexicano de Maria de la Luz
Photographed by Keith Peterson, December 20, 2007
1. Cementerio Mexicano de Maria de la Luz Marker
Tradition holds that a family passing through the area in 1912 buried a child, Maria de la Luz, at this site. In August of that year, A. Donley, A.C. Rodriguez and S. Galvan bought the land for use as a Mexican cemetery. In the 1940s, a fire set to eliminate tall grass at the site burned many of the wooden markers and crosses denoting gravesites. Additional markers were lost during adjacent development in the 1970s, and the city of Austin eventually grew around the once rural property. Today, the burial ground is a link to the history of the area's Hispanic community and to those buried here.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004
Erected 2004 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13210.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 30° 11.195′ N, 97° 46.772′ W. Marker is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in South Austin. It is on Circle S Road near Corral Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7200 Circle S Road, Austin TX 78701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boggy Creek Masonic Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Onion Creek Lodge 220, A.F. & A.M.
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Another marker is no longer nearby. The Governor Horton Place (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Richard Denney, October 5, 2013
2. Cementerio Mexicano de Maria de la Luz Marker
Photographed by Keith Peterson, December 20, 2007
3. Cementerio Mexicano de Maria de la Luz
Marker is located behind the left gate column.
Photographed by Salina Mata, September 2, 2014
4. Cementerio Mexicano de Maria de la Luz Marker
Photographed by Richard Denney
5. Panorama of Cementerio
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 3,316 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 24, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 2. submitted on October 7, 2013, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. 3. submitted on December 24, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 4. submitted on October 27, 2014, by Salina Mata of Austin, Texas. 5. submitted on October 7, 2013, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
